UK Government Framework Agreement

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Falanx Group Limited

02 February 2015

 

Date:                           2 February 2015
On behalf of:               Falanx Group Limited ("Falanx", "the Group" or "the Company")
Embargoed until:         0700hrs

FALANX GROUP LIMITED

UK Government Framework Agreement

Falanx Group Limited, an intelligence, security and cyber defence provider working with blue chip and government clients worldwide, is pleased to announce its Cyber Defence business, Falanx Assuria, has entered into a framework agreement with the UK Government G-Cloud.

The G-Cloud framework allows all UK Public Sector budget holders to procure IT services from the listed pre-approved vendors, with no limit on contract value and without the need to run a full tender or competition process.  A position on the framework is only awarded if a number of stringent obligations are met; the Group is evaluated on capability and security.

Through the framework, Falanx Assuria can now easily engage with Government clients who are adopting cloud computing. This is a rapid growth market due to the requirement for Government organisations to demonstrate their adherence to rigorous standards including GPG-13, the guide for Protective Monitoring of networks.

The Department for Business Innovation and Skills (BIS) estimates Public sector Cyber spend to be £1,052m in 2015 and around 10 - 15% of this is spent on monitoring.  This framework agreement allows the Group to access the public sector market for monitoring which is in total estimated at £100m - £150m in 2015.

The Group's services provide a significant value proposition in the market and have been designed to be both easily understood and adopted by Government buyers addressing their key compliance requirements.  There has already been interest from potential customers and the Board believes that the release of the framework will generate further appetite for the Group's services.

Falanx Assuria services are available for purchase on the Digital Marketplace from the 2^nd February 2015.

John Blamire, CEO of Falanx Group, commented:

"The Group's entry to the G-Cloud framework is a significant milestone for the Falanx Cyber defence business, opening a very exciting route into a rapidly growing UK Government cyber market. We look forward to being an integral part of this transition.

"This, in addition to winning the highly prestigious contract to monitor and protect CERT-UK, the UK's leading Cyber watchdog, clearly illustrates our offering as a national and world leading Cyber Defence service. We look forward to building upon these agreements and continuing to deliver a market leading service to our customers."

Enquiries:

Falanx Group Limited John Blamire, Chief Executive www.falanxgroup.com www.falanxassuria.com	+ 44 (0) 20 7856 9457
Charles Stanley Securities Nominated Adviser & Broker	[phone]
Mark Taylor
Redleaf PR Rebecca Sanders-Hewett Jenny Bahr Rachael Brown	[phone]  [e-mail]

Notes to Editors:

§ Falanx Group Limited is a global intelligence, security and cyber defence provider working with blue chip and government clients.

§ The Group has three business divisions:

-  Falanx Intelligence: Political & Security Risk and Business Intelligence services

-  Falanx Resilience: Security Consultancy, Crisis Management and asset and facility security

-  Falanx Cyber: Comprehensive cloud-based cyber security services

§ The Group listed on AIM in June 2013 under ticker FLX.

§ For more information: http://www.falanxgroup.com/

 

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